Real-time

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Real-time

Real-time, realtime, or real time may refer to:

Computing

Real-time computing, hardware and software systems subject to a specified time constraint
Real-time clock, a computer clock that keeps track of the current time
Real-time Control System, a reference model architecture suitable for software-intensive, real-time computing
Real-time Programming Language, a compiled database programming language which expresses work to be done by a particular time

Real-time computer graphics, sub-field of computer graphics focused on producing and analyzing images in real time
Real-time camera, for controlling views in a 3D virtual environment
Real-time communication, for interactive communication
Real-time operating system, for running real-time software
Real-time protection, protection enabled constantly, rather than by, for example, an antivirus scan
Real-time text, transmitted as it is being typed or produced
Real-time Java, for real-time programs in Java programming language
Real-time disk encryption, encrypting data as it is written to disk
Real-time web, whereby information is sent to users as it becomes available
Live streaming, continuously delivering multimedia as the depicted events are happening
Real-Time Streaming Protocol, an internet protocol for real-time media streaming
Collaborative real-time editor, simultaneous editing of a document by several users
Real-time simulation, simulation able to run at the same rate as reality
Real-time blackhole list, a Domain Name System (DNS) blacklist
Real-time Cmix, a music programming language
Real-Time AudioSuite, audio plug-in software for Avid Pro Tools

Real-time locating system, a system used to automatically identify and track the location of objects or people in real time
Real-time gross settlement, an online system for settling financial transactions
Real-time kinematic, a satellite navigation technique
Real-time polymerase chain reaction, a laboratory technique which monitors target DNA during the PCR

Real time (media), a method where events are portrayed at the same rate at which the characters experience them
Real Time (Doctor Who), a webcast
Real Time (film), a 2008 film
RealTime (radio show), a radio show on CBC 2
Real Time (TV channel), an Italian television channel
Real Time with Bill Maher, a talk/interview show on HBO